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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
It’s now important to note that Donny Osmond announced, three weeks ago and totally out of the dark, that Donny & Marie were closing their stage show at the end of next year.
The unique celebration marked the release of the “Origins” album, the band’s second album in just a little more than a year and a half.
Forbes has again calculated that the MGM Grand headliner is the world’s richest magician, having earned $61 million over a 12-month period covering June 1, 2017 to June 1 of this year.
More than 5,000 folks turned out for Ethel M’s 25th Annual Cactus Garden lighting ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Henderson.
The celebrated honoree spent the balance of night being tailed by NBT officials, assorted guests and fans, and a film crew recording the Bravo reality show called “Hey Paula,” which ran for a month that summer. Also in the mix were crews representing “Insider,” “ET,” “Inside Edition,” “Access Hollywood” and “60 Minutes.”
Co-producer, arranger and director Keith Thompson and Caesars Entertainment officials had been reviewing a run at Napoleon’s piano bar at Paris Las Vegas.
It’s the Palms’ Tangerine Machine — except without the machine. We speak of the fluorescent-orange, wire-frame Lamborghini Twin Turbo Countach parked at the hotel’s porte cochere.
Imagine Dragons have a history of pop-up shows on the Strip, having played a three-song acoustic set in front of the Bellagio Fountains in November 2014.
Smith Center sought “Lion King” for its opening season, but the show had already played out on the Strip, as the resident production at Mandalay Bay from May 2009-December 2011.
Author, comic and accordion virtuoso Judy Tenuta hits the right notes (hah) when asked how it feels to be honored on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.
Scott Bradlee has long wanted to bring his inventive Postmodern Jukebox production to Vegas. He told Saturday’s audience at Mirage’s Terry Fator Theater that was so enamoured of his surroundings, “I haven’t left this building in two days. I have not seen sunlight in that long.”
Carlos Santana disclosed a past romance the other day. The object of his affection was a woman named Mona Lisa. Yes, that Mona Lisa.
Afterward, Daniel Emmet said Marie Osmond is “one of my all-time favorite entertainers,” and Marie openly suggested recording duet. Do it, we say.
Shin Lim, joining Mat Franco as a magician who has won the “AGT” championship, has so obviously earned his title. The 27-year-old illusionist blew my mind in about 90 seconds with a simple card trick Thursday at Paris Theater.